Universal USB Installer aka UUI is a Live Linux Bootable USB Creator that allows you to choose from a selection of Linux Distributions to put on your USB Flash Drive. The Universal USB Installer is easy to use.

Simply choose a Live Linux Distribution, the ISO file, your Flash Drive and, Click Install. Upon completion, you should have a ready to run bootable USB Flash Drive with your select operating system installed.

Other features include; (if available) – Ubuntu, Xubuntu, and Lubuntu Casper Persistence feature works with FAT32 or NTFS formatted drives. Larger than 4GB casper-rw is possible only when the USB drive is formatted with the NTFS filesystem. NOTE: To add multiple Linux Distributions, System Tools, Antivirus Utilities, and Windows Installers to your USB, try YUMI – Universal USB Installer (UUI) Screenshots Universal-USB-Installer-1.9.7.9.exe – September 27, 2017 – Changes Update to support PureOS, CentOS Installer, and Ubuntu Mini (Netboot Installer). Fix various broken Debian, Lubuntu, and Xubuntu links. IMPORTANT: The Windows to Go option requires the USB be formatted NTFS with 20GB free disk space to hold the virtual disk.

A 'Bash on Ubuntu on Windows' shortcut will be added to your start menu. Launch a new Ubuntu shell by either: Running bash from a command-prompt; Clicking the start menu shortcut. Create a UNIX user. The first time you install the Windows Subsystem for Linux, you will be prompted to create a UNIX. Navigate to Download the most recent version of Ubuntu. Image titled Dual Boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04 Step 5. Download Rufus. Rufus is a free program to create a Live USB, which you will need to install Ubuntu.

See for more info. IMPORTANT NOTE: Your USB drive must be Fat32/NTFS formatted, otherwise Syslinux will fail and your drive will NOT Boot. Bootable USB Flash Drive Creation Requirements: • Universal-USB-Installer-1.9.7.9.exe • Windows Vista/7/8/10 or WINE to create the USB (Win 98/XP/2K WILL NOT Work!) • *Fat32 or NTFS Formatted Flash Drive.

MBR partition only GPT will not work! • PC with a BIOS that can boot from USB • Your Favorite Linux ISO Feel free to inform me of unlisted Live Linux distributions or version revisions, and I will do my best to update Universal USB Installer (UUI) to support them. Universal USB Installer Recent Changelog: 09/27/17 – Version 1.9.7.9: Update to support PureOS, CentOS Installer, and Ubuntu Mini (Netboot Installer). Fix broken Debian, Lubuntu, and Xubuntu links. 05/02/17 – Version 1.9.7.8: Update to support KDE Neon, Devuan, Vinari OS, and Ubuntu Budgie. 03/21/17 – Version 1.9.7.7: Added casper-rw creation progress banner.

Corrected casper slider max size relative to fat32 or ntfs selection. 03/19/17 – Version 1.9.7.6: Correct broken Ubuntu and Linux Mint installer options when no format option is chosen. 03/13/17 – Version 1.9.7.5: Add filesystem type to drivelist. Include message box to notify of NTFS filesystem requirement for Windows to Go option. 03/06/17 – Version 1.9.7.4: Add Windows to Go VHD option. Added more info for syslinux warning.

Added Diskpart NTFS format option. 02/22/17 – Version 1.9.7.3: Temporarily limit format option to removable media.

02/09/17 – Version 1.9.7.2: Add Try via DD (Overwrites disk) and Try Unlisted Linux ISO (GRUB) options. Update to support Antergos. 02/02/17 – Version 1.9.7.1: Quick fix to correct Show All ISOs font. 12/23/16 – Version 1.9.7.0: Add Show All ISO option. Update Step 1,2,3 labels. Replace empty spaces in filename with dashes.

Update to newer GRUB4DOS. 12/13/16 – Version 1.9.6.9: Update Get Drives function to ignore system and network drives. Update to support ChaletOS, and Bunsenlabs. 10/03/16 – Version 1.9.6.8: Switch back to use 7-Zip 9.20. 09/24/16 – Version 1.9.6.7: Update to support Cyborg Linux. Upgrade to 7-Zip 16.02.

06/29/16 – Version 1.9.6.6: Update to support Cub Linux. 06/17/16 – Version 1.9.6.5: Update to re-support Archbang, Archlinux, newer Dban, and CentOS. Added Syslinux 6.03.

04/05/16 – Version 1.9.6.4: Update Links, remove Archlinux until a fix is found, disable feature to close all open explorer windows when format option is selected. Update Syslinux 4.07 source. Cummins Incal December 2012 Aztec.